Ms.Britney's Library Musings

 Never Fear, the Librarians are Here! The Job Description of a TL: Not Just a Reference Collector In 2014, TNT launched an irreverent sci-fi fantasy series called, "The Librarians" as a spin off of the movies series of the same name. It ran for 4 seasons and depicted a motely crew of misfits taking on the role of librarian to save the world. According to Wikepedia, " The Librarians are an ancient organization dedicated to protecting an innocent world from a magical and fantasy-like secret reality hidden from view." It was a fabulous, goofy show that reflected zero real librarianship but did reinforce the notion that librarians have every resource at their fingertips and that the library stacks are boundless, limitless shelves where all manner of info can be gathered by simply pulling the right tomb. Their library was a magical place where the answers to all the problems in the world, real and imagined, could be found. My kind of library! Alas, a Hollywood imagined a...

Libraries or Learning Commons? The Evolution of the Modern Library Libraries are not safe places, and the reason for that is there are ideas to be found – John Bookman   I have always been a frequent visitor of libraries. I love the smell of slightly musty books and the hushed quiet that invites you to settle in a with a new resource or a place to search out new information. On my travels, I actively sought out famous libraries to visit such as the  Trinity College Long Room Library in Dublin, Ireland.  Libraries have always had a sense of mystery to me - an idea shared in episode 664 of one of my favourite podcasts, This American Life .   Riedling and Houston (2019) define a library as, "The role of reference services in the school library is to help students to use the library resources to obtain relevant and credible information that meets information needs" (3). But, how does a librarian create an environment that works for everyone? And meets the educa...